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Nwea Science

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a METEOR?

a)

A rock floating around in space

b)

A vegetarian meat substitute that tastes like beef

c)

The flash of light made by an object burning up in Earth's atmosphere (A "shooting star")

d)

A rock found on the beach that came from space

2.

Which answer choice has the planets placed IN ORDER?

a)

Mars, Venus, Mercury, Earth, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus Neptune

b)

Mercury, Earth, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus Neptune

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus Neptune

d)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

3.

What GALAXY do we live in?

a)

Chicago

b)

Milky Way

c)

Barred Spiral

d)

Snickers

4.

What is the FASTEST moving planet?

a)

Earth

b)

Saturn

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

5.

Which of the following explains why we have night and day?

a)

the phase of the moon

b)

the rotation of Earth on its axis

c)

the revolution of Earth around the sun

d)

the alignment of planets

6.

Which of the following best identifies Non-Renewable Energy?

a)

Resources found above ground and underground

b)

Resources that produce clean energy (less pollution)

c)

Resources that can be made again

d)

Resources that cannot be made again for millions of years. 

7.

Why is coal a nonrenewable resource?

a)

It is difficult to mine because it is deep inside Earth.

b)

It is a resource that can easily be replaced as it is used.

c)

It is a resource that cannot be replaced as fast as people use it.

d)

It is the resource that fuels many power plants that make electricity.

8.

What process changes liquid water into vapor?

a)

sun's radiation

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

d)

precipitation

9.

If you want to make tiny objects look bigger in the science lab you will use a _______________.

a)

rain gauge

b)

microscope

c)

telescope

d)

timer

10.

What are the 3 states of matter?

a)

Water, air, ball

b)

mass, volume, grams

c)

solid, liquid, gas

d)

chair, table, pencil

11.

In order to find out which towel brand holds the most water, we should do an ____________________.

a)

hypothesis

b)

investigation

c)

science project

d)

conclusion

12.

You need to collect ____________ in your experiment that supports your hypothesis.

a)

graphs

b)

plants

c)

microscopes

d)

data

13.

What is the primary gas found in Earth's atmosphere?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Hydrogen

14.

Which of the following is a renewable energy source?

a)

Coal

b)

Natural Gas

c)

Solar Power

d)

Nuclear Power

15.

What is the process by which plants make their own food using sunlight?

a)

Respiration

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Transpiration

d)

Fermentation